| Name: | WHEATFIELD |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 21/05/1879 |
| Completed: | 06/1879 |
| Builder: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Jarrow |
| Yard Number: | 386 |
| Dimensions: | 1963grt, 1278nrt, 270.0 x 35.3 x 24.0ft |
| Engines: | C2cyl (32 & 62 x 42ins), 200nhp |
| Engines by: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 81552 |
| History: | |
| 19/06/1879 | Hunting & Pattison, London |
| 31/12/1882 | Wrecked |
| Comments: | 31/12/1882: Wrecked on Blackgang Chine, Isle of Wight |
| On a voyage from New York to Leith carrying general cargo |
The Newcastle Courant, Friday, 27/06/1879